Site Promotion Tools

Metatag Generator

This free online tool is one of the most complete meta tag generators you'll find on the web. It's designed so that even a beginner can optimize their meta tags to achieve a higher search engine ranking, complete with explanations, suggestions, and tips. A good set of meta tags helps to ensure that (most) search engines will crawl and index your site the way you'd like and that all of the data they may require for your site to achieve a higher ranking is made available to them.

The Following is a Meta Tag SAMPLE:
REPLACE BOLD LETTERS with your own Keywords, words and sentences:

Copy the following lines of code and insert it after the tag in your HTML document.

Do-it-yourself search engine submission! List your site with all of the major search engines and get traffic!

Some search engines have now begun charging a fee to submit your site to them. However, rest assured that most of the popular search engines, such as Google, still allow you to submit free. I've done all the footwork for you and compiled a comprehensive list of direct links to all of the Add URL pages for the search engines and directories that allow you to submit your site free:

Direct Links to Search Engine
"Submit Site" or "AddURL" Pages: CLICK BLUE COLOR
Google Alexa dmoz Open Directory
This is not a search engine, but is actually a directory for some of the biggest search engines, including AllTheWeb, AltaVista, Google, HotBot, Lycos, Northern Light, Yahoo, AOL Search, DirectHit, Netscape Search, Alexa (powered by Google), Anzwers (powered by Google & Yahoo). Read the entire page and follow the instructions carefully. You'll need to narrow down your site category by clicking on subcategory after subcategory until you find one that suits your site. Then click the ADD URL link at the top of that page. (If an ADD URL link is not available, you'll need to narrow down your site categorization more.) Zeal (This is the Looksmart directory for non-commercial sites only. Site listings will be published throughout the Looksmart network, including Microsoft's MSN, Excite, Prodigy, CNN.com, and more. This is kind of complicated, but well worth the effort.) Yahoo/AltaVista/AlltheWeb ScrubTheWeb SearchIt SearchHippo Jayde EntireWeb InfoTiger Subjex National Directory WebSquash SearchEngine SurfSafely whatUseek Turnpike

Probably the second most common dilemma webmasters face, besides designing their website, is how to optimize it for the search engines to improve their ranking and promote it in order to increase their website traffic. The task may seem almost overwhelming, but rest assured, it's easier than you think. And you can achieve excellent site promotion results absolutely FREE with the easy free online tools and tips contained in this section of Creating Online. Need some tips to begin? My SEO / Website Promotion Tips Page contains a list of proven tips and ideas for ways to promote your site, improve your search engine ranking, and attract visitors. They are all absolutely free, are very easy to do, and do not require a significant time investment. I am here to tell you that you can indeed promote your site yourself in your spare time very effectively without spending a penny. I personally have done it and have achieved excellent results just by using the tips and free online tools I am sharing with you. Website Monitoring - As a webmaster, you want to know where your traffic is coming from, so setting up a system to monitor this is in my opinion absolutely essential to determine which of your site promotion efforts are working and which are not. On my Website Monitoring page, you'll find everything from free hit counters, detailed site stats, and live doorbells to live chat buttons. WIth these tools you will see the actual search engine results page that sent your visitors to your site, which keywords were used to find your site, and your position in the search engine for those keywords relative to your competitors. Actually see the links at other sites on which your visitors clicked to arrive at your site. Learn info about your visitors (browser, OS, nationality, screen resolution, etc.), which can be extremely useful when designing.